4. The Annex, Jeux De Jax & The Silver Crow
Veteran King Street entrepreneur Regina Heffington is in the process of moving The Annex from King Street to 929 Edgewood Avenue South. The Annex is a casual craft beer and wine bar that also offers a lunch, dinner and late night breakfast menu. The new 1,200-square-foot Murray Hill location is anticipated to open in winter 2017.
Adjacent to The Annex will be the Jeux De Jax Comedy & Arts Café at 927 Edgewood Avenue South. The name Jeux De Jax is roughly translated in French as ‘Games of Jax’. The French name is a nod to one of the great cultural centers of the world, but also as an appreciation for Jacksonville’s French roots. The thematic concept revolves around historical gathering places/coffee shops during the Renaissance, which became the center of cultural discourse bringing a wide range of imaginative and creative people together in one space to exchange ideas.
Like King Street’s version of The Annex, Jeux De Jax will offer patrons a full range of board games, card games and table games. In addition to a slew of interactive games, Jeux De Jax will serve as a performance venue for poets, writers, painters, comedians, improve troupes and musicians in its 1,400-square-foot space.
In addition, The Silver Crow is in the process of relocating from King Street, to a 1,000-square-foot space at 931 Edgewood Avenue South. When it opens in a few months, it will serve as a store during the day with package beer, books and gifts, a then transition to a bar with a cigar room at night.
For more information: https://jacksonville.com/business/2016-12-27/riverside-bar-moving-murray-hill-due-rent-increase
7. La Cena Ristorante & Wine Bar 911 Edgewood Avenue South
Italian fine dining restaurant La Cena is in the process of relocating from downtown into a new, 60-seat space at 911 Edgewood Avenue. The new location will feature two dining rooms and a glassed-in wine cellar integrated into the dining space. Proprietor Jerry Moran originally opened the La Pasta Fresca restaurant in Orange Park in 1983. In 2001, he opened La Cena in the historic Elks Building downtown- first operating as a bakery and panini shop, then reorganizing a year later to a fine-dining, dinner-only format.
For more information: https://jacksonville.com/entertainment/food-and-dining/2016-05-20/story/la-cena-owner-relocating-downtown-restaurant-murray
8. Larry’s Giant Subs – R Wood Fire Pizza 1050 Edgewood Avenue South
Larry Raikes, the owner of Jacksonville-based chain Larry’s Giant Subs, plans to open a new dining concept at 1050 Edgewood Avenue South. Here, Raikes intends to open a 125-seat restaurant that is tentatively being called Larry’s Giant Subs - R Wood Fire Pizza.
Raikes envisions the 3,500-square-foot restaurant featuring a full bar with local craft beers, wood-fired stone pizza ovens, grilled Philadelphia cheese steaks, Wisconsin cheese curds, beignets and other specialties. Pending approvals, Larry’s Giant Subs - R Wood Fired Pizza is anticipated to open in September 2017.
For more information: https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=549441
9. Town Beer Company 1176 Edgewood Avenue South
Alex and Priya Moldovan plan to open the Town Beer Company at 1176 Edgewood Avene in Murray Hill. The Town Beer Company is envisioned to be a bar that sells local and Florida brews on tap and by the can or bottle, with a goal of supporting local beer and reducing craft beer’s carbon footprint. Plans indicate the 1,200 square foot space with 30 seats, an office, restroom and walk-in cooler. Plans call for a spring 2017 opening.
For more information: https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=549144